Perry Stevenson name listed on the NBA Developmental League Draft

Former Kentucky Wildcat Perry Stevenson will get a chance to get some NBA action, atleast in the NBA Developmental League. The draft will be held tomorrow night.  All of the Big Blue Nation hopes that Perry is drafted and gets to keep playing basketball for a living!

Kentucky vs. Pikeville

Kentucky will kick off the year against the Pikeville Bears at 7 P.M on Nov 1.  To check out the competition, heres a link to their roster http://www.pc.edu/athletics/mens_bb/players.aspx

John Wall Takes over against the Hawks

John Wall showed up against the Atlanta Hawks, taking over the third quarter.  He ended up with 28 points and 9 assists .

Chuck Hayes and the Rockets---Ugly Free Throws

Tune in to NBA TV tonight as the Rockets face the Nuggets at 8:30 . Sadly, Patrick Patterson remains on the inactive list :( .

John Calapari on the Enes Kanter situation

***Following was taken from USATODAY.com written by Jack Carey****

Kentucky and coach John Calipari still are awaiting word from the NCAA on the eligibility status of prized frontcourt recruit Enes Kanter, who has not been practicing with the Wildcats in the preseason.Kanter played as a youth for the senior club of Fenerbahce Ulker, a team in a Turkish professional league. The team's general manager told The New York Times last month that Kanter and his family were paid more than $100,000 in salary and expenses by the club.
The NCAA is reviewing the matter to see if Kanter received impermissible benefits.
"The NCAA is not working against us or this young man," Calipari reiterated Thursday at Southeastern Conference media day. "This is a hard decision. He played for the club when he was 14, 15 and 16. They know that. They also know that with the decision they make, with (another) kid in a similar situation, (this ruling) is going to be it. If the kid is a really good player, the club is not going to cooperate. So, they're going through their process.
"It's been tough on the kid. The kid is like, 'What is this all about?' Because he knows he did things right. So, I want the NCAA to get it right. Because it's not going to just affect this kid. Any good player that wants to come over, who are on those clubs, it's going to affect every one of them. So, get it right, whatever we're going to do."
Calipai said Kanter has had his own training regimen away from the team, although he's living and socializing with other members of the Wildcats. "They're all picking each other up," he said. "All I told him is, 'Be in great shape. Train like you're going to the Olympics.' "

Former Cat Rajon Rondo makes history in NBA last night!

Rajon Rondo recorded 24 assists last night against the New York Knicks.  In doing do he become only the second player in NBA history to get 50 assists in the first 3 games of the season.  The other guy who did it was pretty good too, Mr. John Stockton.  Rondo is in good company.

DeMarcus Cousins first NBA basket

Patrick Patterson won't play in opening NBA game

The Houston Rockets have placed Patrick Patterson on the inactive list to start the season.  This is a huge bummer as we were all excited to see what Patrick could do in the NBA.  I think this is just a minor road bump in his career and because of his hard work ethic he'll make it back on the roster in no time! We're pulling for you Patrick!

Lebron James new commercial

Rick Stansbury goes off!

This was taken today from http://www.kentuckysportsradio.com


With a brief blog post on CoachCal.com earlier this week, UK coach John Calipari made what he called his final statements on the Enes Kanter subject and said he would not speak about it again until a decision was made regarding the Turkish big man.  But, that doesn’t mean that everyone is zipping up their mouth on the subject.  At the SEC Media Day Thursday, Kentuckian Rick Stansbury, now coaching at Mississippi State, said some interesting things on the subject of Enes Kanter and John Calipari’s thoughts on the topic.
Stansbury told those in attendance that he not only thought it was wrong to cite Dee Bost’s reinstatement at MSU as a related incident, but that he thought that if Kanter is cleared to play, it represents special treatment for Kentucky.  And, according to Stansbury, it’s not the first time they’ve been the recipients of leniency.

“He’s not a pro,” Stansbury said. “… For any kind of comparison to be made, I don’t think Dee is a good one to make it on.”
Stansbury intercepted Calipari at Media Day to personally make that point.
Stansbury, who last season questioned whether Kentucky gets favorable treatment because of its status as a traditional basketball power, repeated that theme when asked about the Kanter case. The NCAA is reviewing the player’s eligibility status in light of his having played three years for a professional team in his native Turkey.
“Everybody across the landscape of college basketball understands what that situation was,” Stansbury said. “Everybody is probably waiting to see (if) Kentucky gets something, is it because, with Kentucky, something’s maybe different than another school.”

Should be fun when Stansbury returns to his home state on February 15.


Another reason to smile when seeing the following video

Daniel Orton , don't hold back! Tell us how you really feel!

Daniel Orton said some odd things about his former team member Big Cuz in a recent interview.  I found this via Kentucky Sports Radio .

When asked about Boogie’s temper, he said: “I’ve seen it get out of hand,” said Daniel Orton, one of DeMarcus Cousins’ college teammates last season.
“It’s kinda like watching a little kid throw a temper tantrum,” Orton said. “But it’s a big little kid, so you’ve got to kind of control it before he gets way out of hand. He may hurt somebody, to tell you the truth.”

 What a Pal DeMarcus made in Daniel huh?

The New Freedom Hall

Check out the new Freedom Hall floor! After Lousville moved in the KFC Chickendome, Freedom Hall really is Free and decked out in Wildcat blue!

Everything Kentucky Fan of the Day

 

Billie Swanner is today's "Everything Kentucky Fan of the Day" Good job Billie for getting the snapshot with Coach Cal at the UK Woman's Clinic!! Go Big Blue

The Terrance Jones Dance?

More Big Blue Madness as Coach Matthew Mitchell does the "Dougie"

The Enes Kanter Undertaker Intro from Big Blue Madness